Maryland Biodiversity Project - Sweet Fern (Comptonia peregrina)

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Sweet Fern Comptonia peregrina (Linnaeus) Coulter

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Synonyms: Sweetfern.

Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Class Magnoliopsida > Order Myricales > Family Myricaceae > Genus Comptonia Sweet Fern - Comptonia peregrina - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/1375

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Host plant for various species of moth including Pawpaw Sphinx Moth, Wavy-lined Emerald Moth, Io Moth, and Fruit-tree Leafroller Moth (Database of World's Lepidopteran Host Plants).

Records:

There are 31 records in the project database.

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Sweet Fern in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/29/2018). (Photo ID: 117542 - Psn: 18)

Sweet Fern in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/29/2018). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Sweet Fern in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/11/2013). (Photo ID: 5840 - Psn: 26)

Sweet Fern in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/11/2013). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Sweet Fern growing in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/20/2017). (Photo ID: 76757 - Psn: 34)

Sweet Fern growing in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/20/2017). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Sweet Fern in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/29/2013). (Photo ID: 8597 - Psn: 38)

Sweet Fern in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/29/2013). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Sweet Fern in Carroll Co., Maryland (8/7/2016). (Photo ID: 58480 - Psn: 40)

Sweet Fern in Carroll Co., Maryland (8/7/2016). Photo by Maddie Koenig. (MBP list)

Sweet Fern in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/16/2014). (Photo ID: 16813 - Psn: 45)

Sweet Fern in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/16/2014). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Sweet Fern in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/4/2020). (Photo ID: 240571 - Psn: 50)

Sweet Fern in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/4/2020). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Sweet Fern in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/26/2017). (Photo ID: 98404 - Psn: 65)

Sweet Fern in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/26/2017). Photo by Jim Wilkinson. (MBP list)

Sweet Fern fruiting in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/14/2015). (Photo ID: 26158 - Psn: 90)

Sweet Fern fruiting in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/14/2015). Photo by Jane Hill. (MBP list)

Sweet Fern (male catkins and previous year's leaves) in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/12/2015). (Photo ID: 22901 - Psn: 120)

Sweet Fern (male catkins and previous year's leaves) in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/12/2015). Photo by Jane Hill. (MBP list)

Sweet Fern (male catkins and previous year's leaf) in Frederick Co., Maryland (3/12/2017). (Photo ID: 69754 - Psn: 122)

Sweet Fern (male catkins and previous year's leaf) in Frederick Co., Maryland (3/12/2017). Photo by Jane Hill. (MBP list)

Sweet Fern in Wicomico Co., Maryland (9/2/2017). (Photo ID: 88456 - Psn: 150)

Sweet Fern in Wicomico Co., Maryland (9/2/2017). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Sweet Fern in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/4/2020). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 226479 - Psn: 155)

Sweet Fern in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/4/2020). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tom Feild. (MBP list)

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